Forbes Magazine has released a estimate of Minor League Baseball franchises values, with the Sacramento River Cats topping the list with a calculated worth of $38 million. The top ten teams and their valuations: Team Valuation Sacramento River Cats (PCL; AAA) $38 million Round Rock Express (PCL; AAA) $35 million Lehigh Valley IronPigs (IL; AAA) […]
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TuneIn signs deal for live MiLB game broadcasts
TuneIn is announcing a multi-year agreement with Minor League Baseball’s Baseball Interactive Rights Company (BIRCO) to bring live, online radio broadcasts of MiLB games to sports fans everywhere. By offering free access to MiLB games on TuneIn Radio, sports fans will be able to hear live broadcasts on over 200 connected devices ranging from mobile […]
MiLB teams go patriotic for Fourth of July weekend
A good reason to hit the ballpark this Independence Day weekend: 106 Minor League Baseball clubs will wear specialty New Era Cap Company “Stars & Stripes” caps, featuring a navy bill and a gray crown with the participating club’s logo with stars and/or stripes in red, white and blue. The 106 clubs and Major League […]
Stars scrap gun raffle, will still celebrate Second Amendment
Minor League Baseball and Southern League officials stepped in to persuade the Huntsville Stars (Class AA; Southern League) to scrap a gun raffle set for July 3, but the Second Amendment promotion will go on as scheduled. The Stars were working on the promotion with a local gun shop to give away two Ruger rifles […]
MiLB Charities donates $27.5K for Oklahoma City tornado victims
Minor League Baseball is donating $27,500 to the American Red Cross of Oklahoma City to assist individuals affected by the tornadoes that hit the area in late May/early June. Minor League Baseball’s Chief Marketing Officer, Michael Hand, will make a check presentation on behalf of MiLB Charities on July 12 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark before […]
MLB Diversity Business Summit set for this week
It won’t get as much attention from the general baseball media, but this week sees an important event in Major League Baseball: the 2013 MLB Diversity Business Summit in Houston. This year’s event, co-hosted by the Houston Astros, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Houston and the George R. Brown Convention Center on June […]
Strong start of 2013 season for MiLB.com
Strong start for MiLB.com in 2013: In the first two months of the season, the new MiLB mobile application and MiLB.com are generating record traffic numbers, highlighted by the mobile application’s sustained volume of more than one million page views per day. The app has generated more traffic every two weeks this year, 15MM page […]
MiLB hits $54M in licensed sales — third-highest ever
Last season was a good one for Minor League Baseball’s national Licensing Program, which generated an estimated $54 million in sales of licensed merchandise in 2012 — the third-highest amount ever. The 2012 figure is a 3.3 percent increase over 2011 and ranks as the third highest yearly total since the program’s inception in 1991. […]
Reid Ryan in line for Astros front office: report
We noted this in yesterday’s newsletter, and apparently now it’s close to official: Reid Ryan will be the next president of the Houston Astros, according to a report in MLB.com. The appointment will be announced at a news conference today. The team is on the hunt for a new president/CEO after George Postolos resigned on […]
MiLB: Baseball game is affordable family fun in 2013
With the average cost for a family of four to attend an MiLB game this season totaling $62.52 in 2013, Minor League Baseball continues to be affordable family entertainment. “When stacked up against other professional sports leagues and family entertainment options, Minor League Baseball proves year after year that it provides the most bang for […]
MiLB strikes sponsorship deal to push Animal Crackers
The big news at the Winter Meetings was the decision to push Minor League Baseball in big sponsorship deals, and here’s a first result: the D. F. Stauffer Biscuit Company will promote Animal Crackers with select MiLB clubs. As part of the two-year agreement beginning this season, the snack cracker for kids and adults, as […]
MLB launches task force to address paucity of minorities in baseball
Recognizing that it may take more than just fixing up some inner-city baseball fields to attract minorities to the sport, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a task force to address the lack of diversity in professional baseball. There are plenty of areas where folks other than white men are underrepresented: there’s certainly a shortage of […]
Fredericksburg to study financial feasibility of new ballpark
The city of Fredericksburg (Va.) will spend $18,000 on a ballpark feasibility study, as officials continue to explore the possibility of a $25-million baseball project. Yesterday the city’s Economic Development Authority authorized the study. If a study determines the community can support a new ballpark, the next steps will be to come up with a […]